West Ham 2-3 Leeds United - recap: Marcelo Bielsa reaction and player ratings to London Stadium thriller
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The Whites are searching to ease their relegation fears amid the club's ongoing injury crisis.
Marcelo Bielsa' s outfit were beaten 2-0 by the Hammers in an FA Cup third round clash but are aiming for revenge in top flight action this afternoon.
Follow all the latest below throughout with pre-match, in-game and post-match updates...
West Ham vs Leeds United - LIVE BLOG
Key Events
- Leeds travel to face West Ham in the Premier League
- Whites aiming to ease relegation fears
- Hammers beat Norwich City in midweek
- Kick-off at the London Stadium takes place at 2pm
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- RESULT: West Ham 2-3 Leeds United
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Welcome to today’s Yorkshire Evening Post matchday blog... we’ll have all the build-up, in-game and post-match updates here throughout the day.
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Early West Ham team news
David Moyes refused to go into detail over West Ham’s player availability for Sunday’s clash against Leeds United.
The Hammers were without Mark Noble, Tomas Soucek and Ryan Fredericks for the midweek Premier League win over Norwich City at the London Stadium.
Long-term absentee Angelo Ogbonna is still sidelined while Said Benrahma is away at the African Cup of Nations with Algeria.
Defender Kurt Zouma - who has been out since early December with a hamstring issue - has returned to training in recent days and is battling to be fit.
“I don’t want to be specific on who has Covid and who is injured but those two [Soucek and Noble] were out and we are hoping we might get one of them back, but I am not saying who,” Moyes told his pre-match press conference.
“We might get one of them back and we also have some niggles, which we picked up from the game [against Norwich].
“We’ve also got some other players who have had Covid as well. So we’re trying to work around it like every other club at the moment. It’s difficult but we’ve got injuries and Covid like all clubs have.”
Early Leeds United team news
Marcelo Bielsa expects to be able to count upon a key trio of players returning for injury for Leeds United’s Premier League trip to West Ham United.
Patrick Bamford, Pascal Struijk and Rodrigo could all be available for Bielsa, in a huge boost for the Whites.
Bielsa still has an extensive injury list, however, with Liam Cooper and Kalvin Phillips among the headline absentees while Diego Llorente is suspended.